Richmond, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Richmond, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 487. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.189°N, 75.835°W.
Population
In 1871, Richmond, Village had a population of 487: 229 male and 258 female residents. Population density was 732.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 434 |
| 1861 | 516 |
| 1871 | 487 |
| 1881 | 439 |
| 1891 | 447 |
| 1901 | 469 |
| 1911 | 428 |
| 1921 | 413 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Richmond, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 83 |
| Number of females | 258 |
| Number of males | 229 |
| Number of married females | 67 |
| Number of married males | 64 |
| Number of married persons | 131 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 16 |
| Total population | 487 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 178 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 162 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 340 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 81 |
| Number of occupied houses | 81 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 937 |
| BWT BU | 4 |
| CRN BU | 33 |
| HAY AC | 242 |
| HAY TONS | 291 |
| OAT BU | 3,951 |
| PEA BU | 575 |
| POT AC | 45 |
| POT BU | 3,768 |
| RYE BU | 100 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,584 |
| WHT SP BU | 880 |
| WHT WTR BU | 75 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 74 |
| AREA | 1,584 |
| BEN BU | 11 |
| CD | 78 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 83 |
| FEMALE | 258 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 81 |
| INHABITED | 81 |
| MALE | 229 |
| MARRIED F | 67 |
| MARRIED M | 64 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 131 |
| POPULATION | 487 |
| ROOT BU | 167 |
| SINGLE F | 178 |
| SINGLE M | 162 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 340 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 13 |
| WIDOWED M | 3 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON078005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Richmond, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/richmond-village-on078005-1871/.